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AMP expands Chicago credit research team

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... portfolio manager to its Chicago credit research team, reinforcing the importance of its US presence in managing global fixed income portfolios. Afrim Ponik joined the fixed income team (credits market research) and sits in a three person team overseeing ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... tradeability, valuation and prestige for the foreseeable future. According to AllianceBernstein director for Asia Pacific fixed income Hayden Briscoe, the currency will appreciate by 2-3% a year on average, just to keep pace with the country's persistent ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... of Global Emerging Market Debt Helene Williamson will all report directly to him. Griffiths has over 22 years of Fixed Income experience and joins CFSGAM from Aberdeen Asset Management, where he was the global head of Fixed Income. He was responsible ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... which surrounded the Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that insulation from the eurozone crisis is just one of many reasons for choosing Asia ...

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... average pension scheme in the US, UK and Europe have about 6.3% of their assets allocated to emerging markets in fixed income and equity. Melendez said that the average Australian superannuation fund had around 20-30% exposure in both direct and indirect ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... in January, more than 10 times as much as the same period in 2012. JPM senior client portfolio manager of global fixed income, currency and commodities Robert Stewart says that whatever your view on interest rates and the impending bond bubble, the vast ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... allocated to equity income, a third in real assets such as infrastructure investments and the remaining third in fixed income in cash. While equities are the most volatile asset class and usually scaled back in the lead up to retirement, Birtles says ...

FIIG brings corporate bond issue to market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... will bring a $50 million corporate bond issue to the wholesale market on behalf of sugar miller Mackay Sugar, the fixed income broker announced this week. The five-year notes will be offered with a coupon of between 7% and 7.5% and dealers will be free ...

Quantum makes T1 bonds available to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... access to investments they couldn't access otherwise," said Quantum chief executive Peter Gribble The issue with fixed income in Australia is that it is commonly available to wholesale investors who can put half a million on a single investment or to ...

The year of balanced funds and fixed income: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... rate and US$565 billion flowed into managed funds globally during the year, US$107 billion less than in 2010. US fixed income is by far the largest long term global category with nearly US$2 trillion in assets and the PIMCO fund is the world's largest ...